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It’s the talk of the town and what
Bournemouth has needed for many
years. Live music venue Madding
Crowd is now open, with a slight
change of plan. Dorset Music speaks
to Peter Gilbert - Co Founder and
Director of Madding Crowd.

Madding Crowd is hosting live music
events every day. Why didn’t the big launch
take place?
With a few days to the opening, a legal
matter arose with a local business and
using their fire escape. This meant we can
only open with 60 guests rather than the
planned 200.
How will this effect the business?
It has caused chaos cancelling music
acts, guest list and adjusting the marketing
strategy yet the music scene has been so
supportive and we have been hosting busy
events with the smaller capacity. Gigs are
now more intimate and offer a unique
experience. On the first Sunday we opened
Madding Crowd welcomed American blues
act Zac Harmon and his band for their first
UK gig. It was an incredible evening that we
won’t forget.
Our brand is ‘all about the music’ so
even though we temporarily do not have
the capacity to support the acts that we
are booking, we feel we cannot hold back
on what we are all about. This hurdle has
actually created a rare opportunity for
music lovers to get to see some amazing
bands in a manner they are unlikely to
experience again.
Whe can people come and check out the
latest addition to Bournemouth’s nightlife?
Everyone is welcome to come in and
take a look at the new facilities. We are
open at 5pm every day.

Peter Gilbert

What events are you hosting?
With live music every night of the week,
there is something for everyone.
Monday: An Evening With… a well
established music act hosts the night with a
variety of performers from the local scene
Tuesday: Nostalgic Night - time to dance
and enjoy music from yesteryear. A mix of
swing plus rock and roll.
Wednesday: World Music Night - from
folk to urban.
Thursday: Weekend Warm Up - more
upbeat sets from bands and acoustic acts.

When will the venue be open a full
capacity of 200?
Realistically, this could take up to 2
months (October) so we are on a mission to
make the most of the reduced capacity.
What will make Madding Crowd a
unique live music venue?
Our aim is to be the place that musicians
want & enjoy playing at, also to become
a hub to chill and enjoy other artists.
With the variety of genres and efficient
marketing we hope to be here for the long
run and expand into other parts of the
country.

Friday: Run The Night - emerging bands
take to the stage on their way into the
mainstream.
Saturday Party Night - bands who love to
perform classic dance floor fillers.
Sunday: Jazz/Blues/Funk/Soul - finish
the weekend wither listening groovy live
music.
We’ve just had New York band PA Line
perform a fantastic set as part of their UK
tour plus we welcome Muffin on Saturday
25th AUGUST as well as other touring
bands in the Autumn.
Christmas will be busy too, plus a
New Year’s Eve party that includes drink
packages and group booking options.
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Live music every evening
Rock
Pop
Blues/Jazz
Soul/Funk
Indie
Country
Urban
Emerging Bands

to tribal gatherings. It’s an instinct
built deep within us all. Nothing can
quite have the same positive impact
than people getting together,
enjoying themselves amongst
others who are there for the same
reason.

Ideas are exchanged, new friends met
and new memories are made among
old friends. On The Bus always aimed to
encapsulate the feel of the original festivals
and since 2012 has been successfully
bringing together people to the deepest
Dorset countryside.
The very first year was nothing but a
generator, a tent and a drunken scotsman
selling burgers. With an honourable
mention to the legendary zipline, which
caused enough injuries within the first
three hours to be removed for the
weekend... Who’d have thought that
ziplines and alcohol don’t mix?
The years that followed echoed that
of many other festivals, there have been
hundreds of ‘On The Buses’ across the
country over the years, many with a similar
story. Hundreds of volunteers putting in
hours, suppliers loaning and discounting
equipment and the organisers always
praying for sunshine.
As On The Bus inevitably grew, the tents
got bigger as did the bands and DJ’s. The

Correspondents, Goldie Lookin’ Chain, Task
Force, The Mouse Outfit and The Four Owls
among the performers. All ably backed up
by the wealth of local artists and DJs that
Dorset has to offer.
Sometimes the praying for sunshine
doesn’t work. In 2017 the festival fell on a
particularly wet part of the season. Ticket
sales were hit and, like many other small
festivals, On The Bus struggled to make the
ends meet. The truth is that small events
without sponsors provide a backbone of
culture across the nation. Without large
sponsors however, it’s harder to weather
the storm when it inevitably comes.
On The Bus also suffered a double
whammy when a stage and equipement
was stolen on new years day. However
the community rallied and after a
crowdfunding campaign, one last party was
thrown in the OTB name last month.
It’s more important than ever to support
these events, with festivals of all sizes
seeing a downturn. These are the fields
where the next great ideas are born, the
next exciting bands meet and the next
generation get to feel the buzz that only
comes from sharing a space with your tribe.
On The Bus was a hell of a ride and the
final stop was worth the 7 years work to get
there. From everyone who has been involved
in this festival, we thank everyone who has
ever supported our madcap gatherings.

PREVIEWS
Traditional rock’n’roll from UK legend

MARTY WILDE & THE WILDCATS

Reg Smith (aka Marty Wilde) was a massive pop star in the ‘50s and
‘60s with a plethora of hits including Rubber Ball and Teenager In Love.
Marty is still touring the nation’s concert halls to this day and getting a
great reaction from audiences up and down the country. His own show,
Born To Rock ‘n’ Roll, in which he performs with his Wildcats, has received
wonderful critical acclaim and has not only attracted his original fans but
a whole host of new ones, who are just discovering the man and his
individual brand of rock ‘n’ roll.

8TH AUG | WEYMOUTH PAVILION

THE PROCLAIMERS

Long walks and catchy tunes

With their broad Scottish accents, twin brothers Charlie and Craig sounded
refreshingly different from anything else around when they first came to
our attention, hitting the charts in the late 80s with anthems like ‘I’m Gonna
Be (500 Miles)’ (later adopted by Peter Kay for a memorable charity video
and single) and ‘Letter From America’. Since then a steady flow of successful
albums have followed and their material took a surprising turn in 2013
when it was used in a new British musical Sunshine On Leith, taking its name
from their 1988 platinum album.
11TH

OFF THE BONE

AUG | PAVILION THEATRE
Rock so filthy even cillit bang can’t clean it

Off The Bone returns! OTB has been bringing Bournemouth the best in
national and local dirty rock/garage/psych bands for years and this latest
installment will be no different. Bands include MOTO VAMP ( L.A,London ),
a Russ Meyer inspired trash garage madness and psyched out Rock N Roll
fronted by LA motor vixen Lily Marlene and PAISLEY (Weymouth), pumped up
super - soul ass shakin’ Garage and Heavy Rock N Roll from Weymouth’s kings
of kool.
Plus DJ sets from Will of local record store Snupeas fame and RRG.

11TH AUG | CHAPLINS AND CELLAR BAR
The last decade to have excellent music remembered

Tribeca Events is proud to present the ‘Back To The 90’s’, taking place
at the award-winning Canvas in Bournemouth. The highly acclaimed
Mike Hyde and his live show take you through a party rocking genredefying selection of 90’s hits! The perfect night to reminisce with
friends and family. Your host and DJ Jay Rachet plays before and after
the band, backing them up with 90’s classics until midnight. Canvas
resident DJs then take over the party until late!

BACK TO THE 90’S

17TH AUG | CANVAS
ONE WORD / WAVE CHASE

4TH AUG | THE MADDING

The best new bands: Run The Night

Run The Night once again put together a night featuring some of the
best up and coming acts around. One Word are an exciting four piece
band from Bournemouth performing modern indie/rock originals.
Their influences include Foo Fighters, Green Day, The Hunna, Frank
Turner, The Struts and many more. Wave Chase are a 4-piece indie/
alternative rock band from the South coast influenced by The Beatles,
The Rolling Stones, The Who, The Beach Boys, The Ramones, The
Clash, The Smiths among others.
CROWD

DORSET MUSIC | AUGUST

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PREVIEWS
HIGH FIGHTER

24TH AUG | THE ANVIL

German stoner bluescore

High Fighter formed in Summer 2014 and it started as a total new band
project born by former band members of A Million Miles, Buffalo Hump
and Pyogenesis. Add a heavy dose of the blues to this volatile cocktail of
heavy as hell vocals & riffs fuelled by beer and the mighty weedian riffs,
High Fighter deliver some mean and dirty Bluescore, Stoner & Sludge to
fuel your appetite with. Support from Tuskar, a 2 Piece filth from Milton
Keynes and My Diablo, a Groovey 2 piece from Oxford.

ELLES BAILEY

Smoky vocalled country rock
Elles Bailey has a talent for crafting and seamlessly weaving rootsy
blues, country, and soulful rock, with a contemporary edge. What’s
more fate has blessed her with a ‘smoky vocal’ style that perfectly
fits her music, after a stint in hospital as a child changed her voice
forever. Her debut album Wildfire (Sept 1st 2017) debuted at no.2
in the iTunes blues Chart and is a unique trans-Atlantic coming
together of styles.

31ST AUG | DORCHESTER ARTS CENTRE
UGLY KID JOE

Platinum selling heavy metal

The platinum selling rockers who received massive
mainstream success with the hits “Everything About You”
and “Cats in the Cradle” reformed in 2010, and have been
wowing audiences ever since with their incendiary live
performances, refreshed after having done it all the first
time round. The band have toured with a who’s who of rock
legends including Ozzy Osbourne, Def Leppard, Guns ‘n’
Roses and Skid Row.

MARTIN HARLEY & DANIEL KIMBRO

10TH SEPT | ENGINE ROOMS
Mind blowing blues/roots

Martin Harley is a supremely talented acoustic roots and
blues guitarist, singer and songwriter with a burgeoning global
reputation. Their live shows seek to bring aspects of blues,
Americana and folk to the table. Martin plays a 100 year
Weissenborn (Hawaiian acoustic lap guitar), Daniel plucks
beats, scratches and bows his double bass to create and an
unexpected array of textures and sounds.

26TH SEPT | THE 1865, SOUTHAMPTON
Indie sensations back for another round

The slacker-rock quartet have spun up a neat formula of chugging
Weezer college rock and languid, lilting Mac Demarco guitar lines
bound to get you singing along drunkenly into your mates face.
Having recently released their debut album The Magic Gang
have exploded after being signed to Warner Bros. No strangers to
Bournemouth the band recently sold out a We Broke Free event at
The Old Firestation.

American music and the
endless list of US musicians
have been a massive part of
the musical motivation for
South Coast based four-piece
band the Savage Underdogs.
After a trip there in 2016
frontman and lyricist, Matthew
Williams brought back some
ideas that would eventually
lead to the band’s debut album
‘California 99’.
There was already a joint
appreciation of the likes of
Bruce Springsteen, Johnny
Cash and punk bands like
Social Distortion. The album
airs storytelling lyrics vividly
referencing American and
historical world events with
some personal stories of
Matthew’s too.
The album brings together
four musicians who are all very
adept within their own fields
and when they come together,
a certain chemistry takes over.
The record leans heavily on

guitar-laden tracks with plenty
of styles to keep things varied.
They had indeed tried to
embrace the classic Americana
styles with a smattering of
blues, but there is no shaking
off the punk heartbeat that
clearly pulses through Matthew
William’s veins. At times they
remind me of New Model Army
and at times Shane McGowan’s
heavy influence rears once
again.
There are plenty of standout
moments like ‘Gypsy Queen’,
the pulsating ‘Killing Fields’
and the haunting organ intro
of mosh pit favourite The
Churches, which leads nicely to
a hidden acapella version of the
title track.
I would like to see these
guys trying to vary things
around a bit more with some
experimentation and move
away from their comfort zones,
to bring in new elements and
styles to their music.
A great debut nevertheless and
it is good to see a band still so
passionate about delivering
their own original tunes.

If you would like to find out more about the gigs and artists
mentioned in my blog please go to
www.rock-regeneration.co.uk.
If you would like your band or gig featured here or on the
Rock Regeneration website contact me:
chinners@rock-regeneration.co.uk.
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